In an exclusive interview with Variety, 21-year-old actor Sam Nivola criticized older Hollywood stars for getting plastic surgery to secure “young roles,” which he says is taking opportunities from younger talent.
“The old movie stars are getting plastic surgery, and they’re looking younger and they’re staying young,” Nivola told the outlet. “You have these really old people playing young roles. And it’s not giving any space for the young’uns to move in and make a name for themselves.”
The The White Lotus actor added, “With all due respect to those people, one day they won’t be here anymore, literally, and they will have to create new stars.”
Later in the interview, Nivola praised actor Timothée Chalamet as one of the few new faces making a mark in the industry. “I think Timothée Chalamet is one of the best actors alive, and he’s a total star,” Nivola said. “He’s one of a very few examples I could come up with. But it’s a different kind of movie star; he’s not huge and jacked. He looks a little more like me,” he added.
For those unfamiliar, Sam Nivola made his acting debut in 2013 on the television series Doll & Em.
